British Values
At Malvin's Close We want all children to be prepared for life in modern Britain though the promotion of British Values which are:
Democracy
Democracy is embedded at the school. Children are always listened to by adults and are taught to listen carefully and with concern to each other, respecting the right of every individual to have their opinions and voices heard. Children also have the opportunity to air their opinions and ideas through our School Parliament and regular questionnaires. The elections of the School Parliament members and Prime Minister are based solely on pupil votes, reflecting our British electoral system and demonstrating democracy in action.
Individual Liberty
Within the academy, children are actively encouraged to make choices, knowing that they are in a safe and supportive environment. As an academy, we educate and provide boundaries for our children to make choices safely, through the provision of a safe environment and an empowering education. Our children are encouraged to know, understand and exercise their rights and personal freedoms and are advised how to exercise these safely; examples of this can be clearly seen in our online safety and PSHE lessons which follow PolEd. Whether it is through choice of challenge; of how they record; of participation in our numerous extra- curricular activities; our children are given the freedom to make choices. They understand that with rights comes responsibility.
Rule of Law
The importance of laws whether they are those that govern the class, the academy or the country, are consistently reinforced. One of our core behaviour rules is ‘to be kind’ and this is embedded into our teaching and support for pupils. Our children are taught the value and reasons behind laws, that they govern and protect us, the responsibilities that this involves and the consequences when laws are broken.
Mutual Respect
Our Code of Conduct and behaviour policy explains that at Croftway we are: Respectful, Ready and Safe. We use this as the basis for our choices and our behaviour. This has really helped us to foster a mutual respect for each other in school and helps the children think about showing and receiving respect. This is reiterated through our classroom rules as well as our school environment.
Tolerance of Difference and Respect for Others
Two of our core values are justice and community (which includes tolerance) and respect is one of our core behaviour rules . We teach tolerance for those who have different faiths and beliefs, different genders, different sexual orientations, different abilities, different families and different economic circumstances underpins our work. Morpeth Road Academy enhances children's understanding of different faiths and beliefs through Religious Education studies and different social circumstances through PSHE work. Visits out of the academy and visitors to the academy provide a richness of experience for our children. Through this our children gain an enhanced understanding of their place in a socially and culturally diverse society.
